Sewing-machine attachment



Dec. -20, 1927 l,653,1 15

. M. MORAN SEWING MACHINE ATTACHMENT Filed Nov. 17. 1926 INVENTOR MAYMORAN ATTORNEYS part of the machine.

Patented Dec. 20, 1927.

MAY MORAN, or wnsrirourtr, QUEBEC, cAnAnA,

Application filed November 17,1526. Serial in). 148,942.

"This invention relates to new and useful improvements in attachmentsfor sewing machines, and the object of the invention is to provide asimple and efiieient means for supporting the spools of cotton so that abobbin for the shuttle may be easily filled with thread whileoperatingthe needle bar for sewing purposes.

Another object is to provide anattachment of the class stated whichmaybe attached to the machine permanently so that itwill be in positionfor use when required without dismantling or disconnecting any In myinvention, I provide an attachment which is mounted on the ordinaryspool support secureolto the head of the sewing tachment.

machine. The attachment is provided with .an outwardly projecting guidefor leading the thread towards the bobbin winder mounted as a generalrule on the face of said head. l i

In the drawing which illustrates one form of my invention+- Figure 1 1sa perspective view ofa machine head with the improved attachment mountedthereon.

' F1gure2 1s a perspective holder 19 is the attachment 27, shown indetail in Figure 2. The spool'hold'er comprises a vertically disposedtubular member 18 which fits over the holder 19 and is of such a lengththat it will support two spools of cotton 20 and 21, one above theother. The thread from one of said spools'passes',

over suitable guides to the needle 22 secured to the needle bar, whilethe thread 23 from the other spool passes to the bobbin 24 mountedbetween the spring catches 25 of the bobbin winder, which is driventhrough the medium of the belt 17 and the'pulley26.

Projecting outwardly from the tubular member 27 is the arm 28, whichfirst bent up view of the at-- wardly parallel .to the holder then theform of a U' to form a guide for the thread-23. t o

. The device is very simple in operation and v v provides a simple meansfor filling the bobbinon the bobbin wind-er, withoutdismant- ,lingthearrangementof threads on themachine. To wind a bobbin on the bobbin"winder, thethread 23 is taken from the spool the hooked or U portion 30of the arm 28,

21 and passed'through the space 31 and into and from thence to thebobbin mounted be to contact with-the driving belt which rotates' the.b'obbin25 through the medium of the pulley Zii. The rotating bobbin 25pulls the thread 23 from thebobbin 21, said thread passing through thespace 31 and also through the space between thelegs of the U 'tweenthespring catches 25. The bobbin winding mechanismv is then brought forwardportion, and also downover the lower part of said ,U portion. 1 Theguide is rotatably V mounted-on the usual bobbin holder so that the armmay be moved; to accommodate the winding actionof the thread on thebobbin 25. The attachment may be permanently mounted on the machinesothat the bobbin 25 may be filled'with thread during the op eration ofsewing and without interfering with the sewing mechanism or threads.(The U-shaped guide prevents; the thread from 7 becoming disengaged fromthe attachment I and'the arm is preferably made of round bar to preventthe threadfrom breaking while passing through the parts of theattachment. Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim is:" r V.-.1. An attachment for sewing machines comprising, a tubularmember'ada'pted to be slidably mounted on the bobbin holder and madelong enough to .form a support for a plurality of bobbinsof thread, andan arm secured to .and extending outwardly from said tubular member,thefen-d of said arm beingbent to form a guide for thread from oneofsaid bobbins to a shuttle bobbin.

.2. An attachment for sewing machines comprising, a tubular membermounted on c the bobbinholder of the machine and adapt fed to rotatablysupport a plurality of, bob-" bins of thread, an arm' secured to andex-j' tending outwardly from the tubular memher, the end of said armbeing first bent-up I war'dly, and terminating in the formlof a U toform a guide for thread being wound from of the machine.

- one Otthe said bobbins to a shuttle bebbin mounted ,on the threadwinding mechanism 3. A11 attachment for sewing machines comprlslng, atubular member adapted to supporta plurality of bobbins of thread, anarm secured to the bottom and extending outwardly atright angles te thetubular o enend of the U facing in the same direction as the top ofthje'tubular member.

In Witness whereof; I have hereunto set my hand; 7

L IAY MORAN.

